I was in need of a nail/cuticle oil in a convenient packaging so I could carry it with me to uni in winter months. I chose S.he Stylezone Nail Oil Pen at local DM store. This product retails for about 2.5 €, but I have no clue how much product you get because this information is nowhere to be found on the packaging or internet. It says on the packaging that it contains tea tree oil, protein and lecithin, but I couldn't find a complete list of ingredients anywhere.

I had to get OPI Royal Rajah Ruby (NL I52)as soon as I tried Sanguine. It was love at first application, I didn't get to like it from pics on the internet and I probably wouldn't have taken it if I hadn't got and tried Sanguine. Royal Rajah Ruby is part of spring 2008. India collection and until recently it was one of core polishes. It isn't part of it any more and you should try and get it before it becomes impossible to find.

I'm presenting you Art Nouveau-ish cat water decals I got for review from KKCenterHk. These aren't sticky, have no adhesive. There are five rows of five different images of gold-coloured cats facing opposite directions on one sheet. My objection is that there are no instructions. I'm grateful for AnyRainbow's photo tutorial that saved me time.

For grey-themed Friday I picked Golden Rose With Protein 232. This is one of the polishes I bought on a whim and decided I didn't like it, but I didn't want to pass it on without trying it on. The base colour is medium grey filled with shimmer, barely visible light flakies and very prominent small silver glitter. There is an occasional flash of pink and blue, but I couldn't determine if it came from the glitter or shimmer. It seems to me that this polish could be a lighter cousin of China Glaze Immortal. It is a bit sheer so I had to apply three coats of polish. Tee application was smooth and without any trouble. The surface is rather smooth, the glitter is barely palpable. You might want to apply top coat to even it out.

Golden Girl is one of six polishes Color Club released as part of Haute Browns collection and the only golden polish in my collection. I unexpectedly like how it looks on me. I think that gold doesn't look against pale skin, but this shade of gold is rather pale and it agrees with my skin tone. Frosty shimmer contains golden, green, pink and coppery particles, but they aren't apparent on the nail. The formula is very thin and the polish is very sheer. I have some bald spots with three coats of polish, but the long drying time discouraged me from applying another coat. I got some bubbling because of it too.

I'm presenting you spiderweb water decals I got for review from KKCenterHk. These aren't sticky, have no adhesive. There are twenty images of spiders and cobwebs of different shapes, sizes and orientation on one sheet, which is great for asymmetrical manis and it means you can find a perfect fit for your thumb as well as for your pinkie. My objection is that there are no instructions. I've never used this sort of decoration and had only a vague idea how it should be applied. I'm grateful for AnyRainbow's photo tutorial that saved me time.

I recently got a gift of three OPI Go Goth minis. I already showed you Sanguine and in the meantime I got a full size Royal Rajah Ruby and they look same. Now it's time for Unripened. It was a favourite when OPI put it on the market and it is still sought after, but very hard to find both in mini and full size bottle.

Angelique is the fourth of five NailsIT polishes I got. I picked it because it looked like red jelly with black and white glitter. Unfortunately, on me it looks almost neon red and I cant wear it on its own.

Golden Rose With Protein 262 is one of the two polishes I used constantly for years. I can't remember how many bottles of this polish I used up and this one is almost empty. I don't think I'll buy another in next several years because I already have many other similar red polishes. These are some of them. Can you tell how much I love this sort of red?

This is a very common cherry red creme, that goes well with my pallor. In artificial light it looks darker, but not muted, which can be the case with some other polishes of similar colour. The gloss of this polish is very high. Since my bottle got rather thick and I haven't used it for quite a long time, I can't say anything about the true formula and application. I just remember that I used to put two coats and that it dried reasonably fast. I got some bubbling on my thumb and middle finger due to the thickness of the polish. I planned to put glitter over it so I didn't bother to cover the bubbles up.

Nfu.Oh 61 is a gorgeous silver linear prismatic polish that I was lucky enough to win on NailsIT giveaway. I wanted to try it immediately, but I couldn't because I didn't have any sort of aqua base coat, and Nfu.Oh prismatic polishes don't go well over regular base coats - they leave bald spots or get clumpy. Some other prismatic polishes (Fnug, Layla, Gosh) need aqua base coat too, but from what I could understand the base coat doesn't have to be from the same manufacturer. I've seen several comments that you don't have to use aqua base coat, but that in that case you shouldn't use any base coat at all, but after reading this article I didn't want to try my luck. I'd use aqua base coat and two coats of polish rather than use no base coat at all and wonder whether three coats of polish would suffice, especially when it comes to polishes that aren't available in Serbia.

I wanted to do something special for Gradient Friday, something with glequins and loose glitter, but nail breakage hindered my plan. I picked holo pilishes instead. The base colour is Nfu.Oh 61, medium one is NailsIT Barnabas, and the darkest one is Color Club Revvvolution. I'll do a special post on Nfu.Oh 61 one of these days.

Circus Circus is a limited edition Essence put on the market last winter. Among other things, it had four double polishes, but the only one I wanted had never been imported on Serbia. The collection has been long withdrawn so I won't bore you with unnecessary details. Applause, Applause is a dual wand polish that consists of a red creme polish and a clear base with red glitter. The application was smooth this time. I guess I got a bit used to this sort of bottle. The storage problem remained.

I bought Alverde Nagelaufbauserum (nail repair serum) after I had read that it is great for removing stains from nails. I had a bad case of staining recently when I used Avon Lemon Fortifier as a base coat and was in grave need of a good nail whitener. It says on the bottle that this is a 2-in-1 serum for nails and cuticles with jojoba beads. Alverde Nagelaufbauserum comes in a 9 ml bottle with a brush. It is a Drogerie Markt product and is available in DM stores.

At the cosmetics fair I spent most time at Alexandar cosmetics booth. No wonder, since they have the largest booth and they bring most goods. They have wide array of nail decorations and nail shaping tools, whole assortment of China Glaze, Seche and IBD polishes as well as other useful things such as nail wheels, bottle holders, nail polish shelves, decoration boxes, nail art brushes... This was the first time I held large stamping plates with full nail designs in my hands. If I had had enough money, I'd have bought all four of those. Instead I had to pick just one and I chose the one with paisley motif and the most designs I would use. But paisley was the deciding factor.

When I learned about Kiko polishes I was delighted both with the colour choice and the price. Unfortunately they aren't available in Serbia or on-line. That's why I took the opportunity of friend's trip to Spain and the fact that Kiko polishes were on great offer at that time to get several Kiko polishes. Unfortunately, she managed to find only one from my list - this one. And it fits this taupe-themed Friday.